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A decorated elephant stands at the Nandankanan Zoological park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Oct. 4, 2013. Wild life week is celebrated in India from Oct. 2 to 8.

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A decorated elephant stands at the Nandankanan Zoological park on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Oct. 4, 2013. Wild life week is celebrated in India from Oct. 2 to 8.

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A tourist poses for a picture on a bridge at the Ebrington Square area of Derry City, Northern Ireland, Oct. 4, 2013 . The state-of-the-art multi-purpose public space and venue has become a new cultural hub for the city and will host key events including the Turner Prize as part of its role as the United Kingdom's 2013 City of Culture.

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An armed police officer stands guard in front of the Salvation Army Church after it was set on fire by rioting youths, following Friday Muslim prayers in Mombasa, Kenya, Oct. 4, 2013. Sheikh Ibrahim Ismael, who preached at Mombasa's Masjid Musa Mosque, has died in a barrage of bullets, Oct. 3, 2013, near the coastal city of Mombasa.

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Nuns look at Pope Francis leaving the Archbishop residence after a meeting with the poor assisted by Caritas as part of his pastoral visit in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 4, 2013. Pope Francis visits Assisi for the first time to honor the saint whose name he adopted for a papacy aimed at promoting peace and helping the poor, the Vatican said.

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A dog urinates on a new work by British graffiti artist Banksy on West 24th street in New York, Oct. 3, 2013. Three new works by the street graffiti artist have appeared in New York City this week after Banksy announced a month-long residency in New York.

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A U.S. Capitol Police officer is taken to a Park Police helicopter after a shooting and police car crash on Constitution Avenue and 1st. Street, NW, in Washington, Oct. 3, 2013. The officer was injured in the car crash.

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A police officer is engulfed in flames after being hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown by protesters marking the anniversary of the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City, Oct. 2, 2013. Mexico commemorated the 45th anniversary of the massacre of anti-government students protesters days before the 1968 Summer Olympics celebrations in Mexico City.

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Children take advantage of a busted water pipe which was damaged overnight by a construction company as they take a bath, Oct. 3, 2013 at suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines.

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Personnel from RAF 617 squadron based at Lossiemouth take part in War Week Mission Rehearsal Exercise, in preparation for their final Afghanistan deployment, Oct. 2, 2013 in Lossiemouth, Scotland. 617 squadron will deploy to Afghanistan later this year to relieve 12 bomber squadron also based at Lossiemouth.

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A young girl watches the aftermath of a gun-battle between Indian security forces and suspected militants in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Oct. 3, 2013. Police said that at least seven policemen were wounded in an overnight gun-battle with suspected militants in Srinagar. Police further said that militants managed to escape from the security cordon in the city.

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A baby Bornean orangutan is nestled next to its mother at a zoo in Singapore, Oct. 3, 2013. The Singapore Zoo is renowned for its flagship animal, the orangutan, and exhibits both the endangered Bornean and critically endangered Sumatran sub-species in a social setting. To date, there have been 41 orangutan births in the last 40 years at the Singapore Zoo.

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Children dressed like Mahatma Gandhi assemble at an event during Gandhi Jayanti Festival in Ajmer, India, Oct. 2, 2013. Gandhi Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Gandhi, the father of the nation.

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Fire crews tackle a forest fire in the suburb of Davidson, Oct. 2, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. The small bushfire was attended by 15 fire trucks as it burned close to homes in the north Sydney suburb.

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A four-day-old Chilean flamingo chick is fed by its father named Migi Aka, center, at the Himeji Central Park, Oct. 2, 2013 in Himeji, Japan. The baby flamingo was born, September 29 and will take up to two or three years to fully develop the pink feathers of mature adults.

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People of Freedom party leader Silvio Berlusconi rubs his eyes after delivering his speech at the Senate, in Rome, Oct. 2, 2013. Berlusconi acknowledged defeat and announced he would support the government of Premier Enrico Letta, a stunning about-face on the Senate floor after defections in his party robbed him of the support he needed to bring down the government.

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A woman waters plants growing in tear gas canisters in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestine, Oct. 2, 2013. The tear gas canisters were collected by Palestinians during years of clashes with Israeli security forces.

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Elderly men participate in celebrations to mark International Day of Older Persons at an old age home in Ahmadabad, India, Oct. 1, 2013. Much of the world is not prepared to support the ballooning population of elderly people, including many of the fastest-aging countries, according to a global study scheduled to be released, Oct. 1, by the United Nations and an elder rights group.

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A Palestinian woman holds her son as they travel on a donkey cart in Gaza City, Oct. 1, 2013.

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Jung Ha-yoon, 2, appears to be stuck inside a ceramic container while playing with other children during the "Taste Korea! Korean Royal Cuisine Festival" held at Unhyeon Palace, also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2013.

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South Korean cadets march during the 65th South Korea Armed Forces Day ceremony at Seongnam Military Airbase, Oct. 1, 2013 in Seongnam, South Korea. More than 11 thousand troops participated in this year's ceremony while about 300 of the latest air and ground military equipment were showcased.

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A sign announces the closure of the National Gallery due to a partial government shutdown in Washington, Oct. 1, 2013. The U.S. government began its first partial shutdown in 17 years, idling as many as 800,000 federal employees, closing national parks and halting some services after Congress failed to break a partisan deadlock by a midnight deadline.

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Cleveland Indians third base coach Brad Mills, center, is showered with champagne in the locker room after the Indians beat the Twins 5-1 in a baseball game in Minneapolis, Sept. 29, 2013, to clinch a wild card spot in the playoffs.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel looks out a window as he observes training at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, a few miles from the south side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Sept. 30, 2013.

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A Kashmiri fisherman fishes during sunset at the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the main city of India-held Kashmir, Sept. 29, 2013. India and Pakistan, which have fought two wars over Kashmir, both claim the territory in its entirety while governing parts of it.

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A young Buddhist monk jumps in the air to kick a rattan ball during a game of Chinlone in a Buddhist monastery in Kawhmu, southwest of Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 29, 2013. Chinlone, a combination of sport and dance, is played between two teams, each team consists of six players, passing a rattan ball back and forth with feet, knees and heads.

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Troops of Georgia's rebel region of Abkhazia march during a military parade to mark the 20th anniversary of Abkhazias de facto independence in the region's capital Sukhumi, Sept. 30, 2013. Georgia insists that Abkhazia is an integral part of its territory but Russia has recognized it and South Ossetia as independent states following its brief conflict with Georgia in 2008.

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The New Lord Mayor Elect of The City of London Fiona Woolf emerges from The Guildhall, Sept. 30, 2013 in London. The newly elected Lord Mayor is only the second woman to become Mayor in 800 years and will be formally admitted to office in what is known as 'The Silent Ceremony' in November.

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The sun begins to rise behind the U.S. Capitol and The Washington Monument, Sept. 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Negotiation's are ongoing in Congress between the House and Senate about funding the government to avoid a shutdown at midnight on October 1.